cb_20091027

[Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Reeves, C."] [Black "4888.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/4bRpb/6r1/1Bp1P3/N3k1P1/R3pNP1/QB1ppnn1/2qr4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1915.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vasta, J."] [Black "1652.15"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/N3KppQ/B4p2/3k4/3BN3/2Pp1r2/3p4/4br2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1915.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1943.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Genttner, J."] [Black "1417.06"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p1Q4/rp4Bn/pRp5/2k3p1/p7/6K1/1Nn5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1943.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sidorov, B."] [Black "+0341.21e8c4"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K1N1/8/2P3B1/1pP5/1bk5/8/6r1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "1990.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] 1. Bf7+ $8 (1. c7 $2 Rxg6 $8 2. Ne7 (2. Nf6 Rxf6 3. c8=Q Bxc5) 2... Rh6 $3 {[#]}) 1... Kxc5 2. c7 (2. Ne7 $4 Ba5) 2... Re2+ 3. Kd7 $8 (3. Ne7 $2 Rxe7+ 4. Kxe7 Kc6+ 5. Kd8 Ba5 (5... Be7+)) 3... Rd2+ 4. Bd5 $3 {[#]} (4. Ke6 $2 Rd6+ $8 5. Ke7 Rc6) 4... Rxd5+ 5. Ke8 $8 {Return.} Re5+ 6. Kf7 (6. Ne7 $4 Rxe7+ 7. Kxe7 Kc6+) 6... Rf5+ 7. Nf6 $3 {[#]} Bc3 8. c8=Q+ {Presented at the 2009 Rio Solving Open.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2004.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Akobija, J."] [Black "+0503.01d8a8"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k2K1R2/7R/5n2/5r2/8/8/2p5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. Rc7 $1 (1. Rh1 $2 Rc5 (1... Kb7)) 1... Kb8 2. Rxc2 $1 (2. Rc8+ $2 Kb7 3. Rf7+ Kb6 4. Rxc2 Rf4 $3 {[#]} (4... Rd5+ $2 5. Kc8 Ne4 6. Rb7+) 5. Kc8 Nd5 $3 6. Rb7+ Ka5 $8 7. Ra2+ Ra4 8. Ra7+ Kb5 $8 9. R2xa4 Nb6+ $8) 2... Kb7 (2... Rd5+ 3. Ke7+ ) 3. Rf7+ $8 (3. Rc1 $2 Rd5+ $8 4. Ke7 Ne4 (4... Nd7 5. Rd8 Nb6 $8)) 3... Kb6 4. Rc1 $3 {[#]This move was missed by all the best solvers in the world.} (4. Ke7 $2 Nd5+ $8) 4... Rd5+ (4... Rf4 5. Kc8 $1 Nd5 6. Rb7+ $8 Ka5 7. Kb8 $8) ( 4... Ka6 5. Rc6+) (4... Kb5 5. Rb7+ Ka6 6. Rb8 $1 Ra5 (6... Ka7 7. Kc8 $1) 7. Ra8+ Kb6 8. Rb1+ Rb5 9. Rb8+ $8) 5. Kc8 $8 Ne4 (5... Rf5 6. Rb7+ Ka6 7. Rb8) 6. Rb7+ $8 Ka6 7. Kb8 $3 {[#]} Rd8+ (7... Nd6 8. Ra1+ (8. Rc6+ Ka5 9. Rd7 $8 Rb5+ 10. Ka7 $8 Nf5 11. Rc1 $3) 8... Ra5 9. Ra7+) 8. Kc7 $8 Rd7+ (8... Rc8+ 9. Kxc8 Nd6+ 10. Kb8 $8 Nxb7 11. Rc6+ $8) 9. Kxd7 Kxb7 10. Rc4 $3 {[#]} Nf6+ (10... Nd2 11. Rb4+ Ka6 12. Kd6) 11. Ke7 $8 (11. Kd6 {(waste of time)} Ne8+ 12. Kd7 $8 Nf6+ 13. Ke7) (11. Ke6 Ne8 12. Kd7 $8) 11... Nd5+ 12. Kd6 $8 Nb6 (12... Ne3 13. Rb4+ Ka6 14. Kc5) 13. Rb4 $8 Ka7 14. Kc6 {Presented at the 2009 Rio Solving Open. No one went beyond the 3rd move.} 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1962.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pachman, V."] [Black "1332.06"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1N6/1p2p3/6p1/8/2p1k1N1/p1p5/rbK2Q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1962.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "7#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Johandl, A."] [Black "3434.28"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5b2/p3p3/2Kp1p2/p2N1p2/k5pq/5prn/1PP1R3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jones, Ch"] [Black "0734.46"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p4p2/5p1b/1pprP3/N1kPR1P1/4Pp2/3rn3/7K b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#5 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Abdurahmanovic, F & Ellinghoven B"] [Black "3640.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r2/8/1r6/4K3/3p4/1p6/3PBPb1/4k1q1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "s#3 "] [Site "?"] [Date "1930.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Westbury, E."] [Black "4775.24"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3r1q2/5pb1/p2RpB2/PpN1n2b/1K2PQ2/N7/rk6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1930.??.??"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "s#8 "] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sobrecases, G."] [Black "1113.16"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/1pR1p3/pB1kp2p/P3p2Q/4K1n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. Rc5 Kd4 (1... Nf3#) 2. Qe5+ Kd3 3. Qb8 $3 {[#]} h2 (3... Kd4 $2 4. Qxb4+ Kd3 5. Rh5 h2 6. Rxh2 Nh3 7. Qd2+) 4. Qb5+ Kd4 5. Qxb4+ Kd3 6. Rh5 h1=Q 7. Rxh1 Nh3 8. Qd2+ exd2# $1 {Presented at the Rio Solving Open 2009. Has only been solved by Velimirovic and Wakashima.} 0-1 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Reeves, C."] [Black "1288.75"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/1pn4B/bp1P1P2/7R/pPNkNB2/R2PppP1/QPP5/4n1b1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rice, J."] [Black "1745.56"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r2/1pp2bN1/n1pP1P2/2pkP1Pr/3PpBQ1/1N5p/8/2R4K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gross, E."] [Black "4885.33"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6q1/1P1RB2B/5r2/3pN2R/N1Pk2P1/Knp5/p3Q3/rb2b3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1970.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1906.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Traxler, rev K"] [Black "1445.05"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b4Q2/K1p3p1/6pr/2Bkp2p/3N1R2/8/n2N4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1906.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1915.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ort, J."] [Black "1447.26"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1rn1N3/3B1p1b/1p6/2pk1p1n/R7/1PQp1P2/1p6/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1915.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Storozhenko, I."] [Black "1745.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5n2/1B3K2/8/1nPR1N2/1p2kp2/rr6/5Q1P/2b5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1994.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Slepjan, G."] [Black "=0045.12e8f6"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2BNK1n1/8/5k1P/8/7N/8/5pp1/5b2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] 1. h7 (1. Nxg2 $2 Bb5+ $8) 1... Kg7 2. h8=Q+ Kxh8 3. Nxg2 (3. Kf8 $2 Bc4 $19) 3... Bb5+ (3... Bxg2 4. Ba6 $8) (3... Nf6+ 4. Kf8 Nh7+ 5. Ke7) 4. Kf8 f1=Q+ 5. Nf7+ Kh7 6. Nf4 $3 {[#]} (6. Ne3 $2 {(the marquis fell into this trap, like Mestel and others)} Ne7 $3 {[#]} 7. Bf5+ Qxf5 $8) 6... Nh6 (6... Qxf4 7. Bf5+ Qxf5 { pat}) (6... Bd7 7. Ng5+) 7. Bf5+ $3 {[#]} Nxf5 8. Ng5+ Kh8 9. Nf7+ Kh7 10. Ng5+ { Presented at the 2009 World Solving Championship.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Slepjan, G."] [Black "+4083.11f2d2"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5B2/Q3p3/8/4q3/1b2b2n/5B2/3kPK2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] 1. Bh6+ (1. Qe3+ $2 Kd1 (1... Kc2 2. Bxe4+ Kb2)) (1. Qa2+ $2 Bc2 (1... Kd1)) 1... Kd1 (1... Kc3 2. Qa1+) (1... Kc2 2. Qa4+ Kb2 3. Qxb4+ Ka2 (3... Ka1 4. Bg7 ) 4. Bxe4 (4. Qc4+ Ka1 5. Bxe4) 4... Qf6+ 5. Ke1 Qxh6 6. Bd5+ Ka1 7. Qa3+ Kb1 8. Be4#) 2. Qd7+ $3 {[#]} (2. Qa4+ $2 Bc2 3. Qxb4 Qh2+ (3... Nxf3)) 2... Bd6 (2... Qd6 3. Qa4+ $8 Bc2 4. Qa1+ Bb1 5. Qxb1#) (2... Kc2 3. Qa4+ $8 Kb2 4. Qxb4+) 3. Qa4+ $8 Bc2 4. Qxh4 $1 {This game move may be missed by solvers.} Bc5+ (4... Qc5+ 5. Be3 (5. Kf1)) (4... Bb3 5. Qh1+ Kc2 6. Qc1#) (4... Qh2+ 5. Qxh2 Bxh2 6. e4#) 5. Qd4+ $3 {[#]But we are indeed in a study.} (5. Kf1 $2 Qc3 $3) (5. e3+ $2 Kc1 $1 (5... Kd2 $2 6. Qd4+ $1 {as text})) 5... Bxd4+ ( 5... Bd3 6. e3+ $8 (6. exd3+ $2 Kc2) 6... Kc2 7. Qxe5) (5... Qxd4+ 6. e3+ $8 Kd2 (6... Kc1 7. exd4+) 7. exd4+ Kc3 8. dxc5) 6. e3+ Kd2 (6... Kc1 7. exd4+) 7. exd4+ Kc3 8. dxe5 {Presented at the 2009 World Solving Championship.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bergkwist, D."] [Black "+3005.56c7a8"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/2K5/1pPPP1p1/P2P4/1N1p4/4n3/Np2p1p1/2q5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] 1. axb6 $1 (1. d7 $2 Nxd5+ 2. Nxd5 Qg5 $8 3. Nab4 Qe5+) (1. e7 $2 Nxd5+ 2. Nxd5 e1=Q (2... Qxc6+ 3. Kxc6 e1=Q) 3. Nab4 g1=Q) 1... Nxd5+ $1 2. Nxd5 b1=Q 3. Nab4 $8 {[#]} Qxc6+ $1 4. Nxc6 (4. Kxc6 $4 Qc1+) 4... e1=Q (4... g1=Q 5. Kc8) 5. d7 $8 { Most of the top competitors stopped there.} Qh4 (5... Qg3+ 6. Kc8 {(and b8 is controlled)} g1=Q 7. d8=Q) 6. e7 $8 Qh2+ 7. Kc8 g1=Q 8. e8=N $3 {[#]} (8. d8=Q $4 Qg4+) (8. e8=Q $4 Qgg3 $3) 8... Qgg3 (8... Qb8+ 9. Nxb8 Qxb6 10. Nxb6+) 9. Ndc7+ (9. Nec7+ Qxc7+ 10. Nxc7+) 9... Qxc7+ 10. Nxc7+ Qxc7+ 11. Kxc7 $8 { Presented at the 2009 World Solving Championship.} (11. bxc7 $2 Qf5) 1-0 [Event "h#2 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Penni, P."] [Black "4773.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2b5/4p1np/6kp/4bq1p/5R1P/1P1r1r2/2B1KP2/1Q6 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 b) wKd3"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Arnold, R."] [Black "3743.32"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/r5n1/2pPqkb1/1r1R1p2/5P2/2KP3B/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#5 b) bKb4"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jones, Ch"] [Black "0073.28"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p5/2p1p3/2ppb3/2pn4/k1pnP3/2P1B2p/5b1K b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1944.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Legentil, G."] [Black "1774.17"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7Q/2p1pr1n/4prp1/2P1k3/3pBRK1/2bp1p2/5N2/1b6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1944.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Johandl, A."] [Black "3182.07"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b1B1R3/B1K4p/8/3k2p1/5p2/N1p5/1pp4p/Nqb5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hoffmann, Ma"] [Black "1151.87"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K2/4p3/1NpP3B/2P3p1/1pPQp1p1/1P2P1P1/pP2BP2/kbR5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] {After Hjelle, Andersen, Jorgensen & Larsen.} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "s#2"] [Site "?"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kopaiev, V."] [Black "4588.61"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R1bq/3BnPBP/3p1N2/4k1KR/1N4PP/2P1n1P1/3rQ3/2b5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1999.??.??"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "s#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Richter, F & Guelke V"] [Black "1445.75"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2P1R3/1B2P3/1NQNkpP1/1P3p2/4pPp1/p3P1P1/rb1n1K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "s#8"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Richter, F."] [Black "4765.56"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2n5/1N2p3/6rp/1Q1PPp1q/3k1Kpr/2p1R1P1/b1P1PN1p/6b1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] 1. Nd3 $1 (1. Nh1 $2) 1... Rf6 (1... h1=B $2 2. Re4+ $1 fxe4 3. e3+ Bxe3#) 2. e6 $1 Rf7 (2... Rf8 $2 3. Re4+ fxe4#) 3. exf7 e5+ 4. Nxe5 Qxf7 (4... h1=B $2 5. Re4+ fxe4 6. e3+ Bxe3#) 5. Qc4+ $3 {[#]} Bxc4 6. Nc6+ Kxd5 7. Nb4+ Kd4 8. Re4+ fxe4# {Given at the 2009 World Solving Championship. Was only solved by the first two (Murdzia & Evseev). The scale distributed 5 unbreakable points, so that a competitor finding the first 4 moves did not receive more than those who had written 1 Nh1... or had written nothing.} 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lerch, J."] [Black "+0401.01c4d1"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r3/8/3p4/1R6/2KN4/8/8/3k4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1997.??.??"] 1. Kd3 $8 (1. Kc3 $2 Re3+ (1... Ke1)) 1... Rc8 (1... Ke1 2. Rf5 $8 {[#]} Kd1 3. Rf1+ $3 {[#]} (3. Rf7 $2 d5 $8 4. Rf6 (4. Rf1+ Re1 5. Rf2 Re8 (5... Kc1 6. Rd2 Kb1 $8 7. Ne2 d4 $3 {[#]}) (5... Re7) 6. Nf3 Kc1 $8 7. Rc2+ Kb1 8. Nd2+ Ka1 {and e4 square is not available}) (4. Rb7 Ke1 $8 5. Rf7 Kd1 $8) 4... Re4 (4... Re7 5. Rf8 Re4 $8 6. Ra8 Ke1 $8) 5. Rf8 Re7 $8 6. Ra8 Ke1 $8 7. Ra1+ Kf2 8. Ra2+ Kf1 {(the bK has one more square than in the text)} (8... Kg1 9. Nf3+ Kf1) 9. Nf5 Re8 10. Ne3+ Kg1 11. Rg2+ Kh1 $11) (3. Rf2 $2 d5 $8) 3... Re1 4. Rf2 $8 Re8 (4... Rh1 5. Rd2+ Ke1 (5... Kc1 6. Ne2+ Kb1 7. Nc3+ Ka1 8. Ra2#) 6. Nc2+ (6. Nf3+ Kf1 7. Ke3) 6... Kf1 7. Ne3+ Kg1 (7... Ke1 8. Re2#) 8. Rg2#) (4... Kc1 5. Rd2 $8 Re8 (5... Kb1 6. Ne2) 6. Ne2+ Kb1 7. Nc3+) 5. Nf3 $8 Kc1 {(compared to 3 Rf7?, the pawn is on d6 instead of d5)} 6. Rc2+ $8 Kb1 (6... Kd1 7. Rd2+ $8 Kc1 8. Nd4 Kb1 9. Nb5) 7. Nd2+ $8 Ka1 8. Ne4 $3 {[#]} (8. Nb3+ {(waste of time)} Kb1 9. Nd2+ $8) 8... Rh8 9. Nc3 $8 Rh3+ 10. Kc4 Rh4+ 11. Kb3 $18) (1... Kc1 2. Ne2+ ) 2. Rb7 $3 {[#]Quite a difficult move! But this study was not given in a solving contest.} (2. Rb1+ $2 Rc1 3. Rb2 (3. Rb8 Ke1 $8 4. Rf8 Rd1+ $8 5. Ke3 Rc1 $8) 3... Ke1 $8 {(compared to the sequence 1...Ke1, the bK has an extra square)} (3... Rc8 $2 4. Rg2 $1 Re8 (4... Kc1 5. Rd2 $8) 5. Nc2 $1 (5. Nf3 $1 Kc1 6. Rc2+ {as above}) 5... Kc1 6. Nb4 $3) (3... Ra1 $2 4. Rd2+) 4. Rh2 (4. Rd2 Rc8 5. Nc2+ Kf1 6. Ne3+ Kg1 $8 7. Rg2+ Kh1) 4... Rc8 (4... Rc7) 5. Nc2+ Kf1 $8 6. Ne3+ Kg1 $8 7. Rg2+ Kh1 $11) (2. Rb6 $2 Ke1 $1 ( 2... Rc1 $1)) (2. Rf5 {(waste of time)} Kc1 3. Rb5 $8 Kd1 4. Rb7 $1) 2... d5 ( 2... Rc5 3. Rf7 (3. Rh7 Ke1 4. Rf7 $8) 3... Kc1 (3... Re5 4. Rf1+ {: voir 1... Re1}) 4. Nb3+ {[#]}) (2... Ke1 3. Rf7 $8 Rc5 4. Nc2+) 3. Rb6 $3 {[#]It is necessary to attract the bR to c7, à la Centurini.} (3. Rf7 $2 Re8 $8 {(as already seen on 1...Ke1 2 Rf5 Kd1 3 Rf7?)} (3... Kc1 $2 4. Rb7 $8 Kd1 5. Rb6 {texte}) 4. Rf1+ Re1 $11) ( 3. Ra7 {(waste of time)} Kc1 4. Rb7 $8) 3... Rc4 (3... Rc7 4. Rh6 $1 {text}) 4. Rb8 $1 Rc7 (4... Rc5 5. Rf8 Kc1 6. Nb3+ {as already seen}) 5. Rh8 $1 {[#]} (5. Rg8 $1) (5. Rf8 $2 Re7 $8) 5... Kc1 (5... Re7 6. Nf5 $3 {[#](time saving on the bR)} Re6 (6... Re1 7. Ra8 $1 Kc1 8. Ra1+) 7. Rh1+ $8 Re1 8. Ne3+ $8) (5... Ke1 6. Rf8 $8) 6. Rh1+ $8 Kb2 7. Rh2+ $8 Kc1 (7... Ka3 8. Nb5+ $8 {: la pointe}) (7... Ka1 8. Nb5 $8 Rg7 (8... Rc5 9. Nc3 $8) 9. Nc3 $8 Rg3+ 10. Kc2 $8 Rg1 11. Kb3) ( 7... Kb1 8. Nb5 $8) 8. Rd2 $3 {Threatens Né2-c3+.} (8. Nb5 $2 Rc4 (8... Rg7 9. Nc3 Rg3+ $8) (8... Rf7) 9. Nc3 Rd4+ $8) 8... Kb1 (8... Rc8 9. Ne2+ $8) 9. Nb5 $3 {[#] The bR attack (echo of 5...Re7 6 Nf5!) leaves no time for ... d5-d4.} 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ivanchuk, V."] [Black "Anand, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B66"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2690"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "1992.??.??"] {55/227} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 (8... Bd7) (8... Be7) (8... Nxd4) 9. Be3 (9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qe1 Be7 12. f3 Qc7 13. Kb1 b5 {Alekseev,E (2716)-Ivanchuk,V (2746)/ Nalchik 2009}) (9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Qa5 12. Be2 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nd5 {Pavlov,S (2465)-Baryshpolets,A (2423)/Kyiv 2009}) 9... Nxd4 (9... Qc7 10. f3 Ne5 $6 11. f4 Ned7 (11... Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. e5 Nd5 (13... dxe5 14. Nc6 Bd7 15. Nxe5)) (11... Nc6 12. Be2) 12. Be2 b5 13. e5 dxe5 (13... b4) 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 $16 {Pavlov,M (2353)-Gasanov,E (2551)/Alushta 2009}) (9... Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 (12. Qe3 Qc7 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7 15. Ne4 Bb7 16. Nd6+ Qxd6 17. exd6 Bg5 18. Qxg5 hxg5 19. Bxg7 Rh4 20. Bd4 $16 {So,W (2451) -Paragua,M (2573)/Phu Quoc 2007}) 12... b4 (12... Bb7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Rhe1 b4 15. Na4 d5 16. Nb6 Rd8 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Be5 Qb6 20. f5 O-O 21. fxe6 {Kobalia,M (2630)-Krush,I (2465)/playchess.com 2004} fxe6 $8) 13. Na4 Nxe4 14. Qe1 Nf6 15. g4 Rb8 16. g5 hxg5 17. fxg5 Nd5 18. Bc4 Bd7 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. b3 O-O 21. Qf2 Bxg5 22. Rhg1 f6 23. Nb6 Bc6 24. h4 Bh6 25. Rg6 Rb7 26. Rdg1 Kh8 27. Rxh6+ gxh6 28. Rg6 Rg7 29. Rxh6+ Kg8 30. Qf5 Qe8 31. Nxd5 (31. Rxf6 Rxf6 32. Qxf6 Rg6 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qh7+ Ke6 35. h5 Rg2 36. Kb2 Rh2 37. Qg7 Kf5 38. Nc8 Rxc2+ 39. Kxc2 Qe2+ {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V (2640)-Huebner,R (2620)/ Essen 2000}) 31... Bxd5 32. Qxd5+ Qf7 $8 (32... Rff7 $2 33. Bxf6) 33. Qxd6 Rg6 34. Rxg6+ Qxg6 35. Qxa6 Qe4) 10. Bxd4 b5 11. f3 (11. Kb1 $142) (11. f4 Be7) 11... Qa5 (11... Be7 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. a3 Rb8 14. Ne2 O-O 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxd6 Qa7 17. Qg3 b4 18. e5 Be7 19. a4 Bd7 20. b3 Rfc8 {Firman,N (2517)-Zinchenko,Y (2497)/Odessa 2007}) 12. a3 $146 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 {below} ) (12. Qf2 b4 13. Bb6 Qg5+ 14. Be3 Qa5 {is a popular variation for players who feel like an early dinner ! VA}) (12. Kb1 b4 13. Bxf6 (13. Ne2 $2 e5 14. Be3 Be6 15. Nc1 d5 $17 {Anand-Dlugy 1986}) 13... gxf6 14. Ne2 Bb7 {Cseshkovsky- Khalifman} (14... Qc5 {49/239} 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Bb7 17. Bc4) 15. Nf4 O-O-O 16. Bc4 Qb6 17. Nd3 a5 18. c3 d5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. cxb4 axb4 22. Qc2+ Kb8 23. Nf4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bd6 {Vallejo Pons,F (2666) -Vasquez,R (2523)/Tripoli 2004}) 12... e5 (12... Be7 13. Kb1 e5 14. Bf2 Be6 15. Be1 Qc7 16. Bh4 Rd8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Bg5 20. c3 Be3 21. Bd3 O-O 22. Bc2 Bc5 23. Bb3 a5 {Anand,V (2752)-Ivanchuk,V (2711)/Prague 2002}) 13. Be3 (13. Bf2 $142 Be6 (13... Be7 14. Bh4 Nxe4 $2 15. fxe4 Bxh4 16. Qxd6) 14. Bh4 g5 (14... Be7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Kb1) 15. Be1 Rc8 (15... b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rb8 18. Kb1) 16. Kb1 Qb6 17. h4 g4 18. Bf2 Qb7 19. Be2 (19. Rg1) 19... gxf3 20. gxf3 Nh5 21. Be3 Ng3 22. Rhg1 Nxe2 23. Qxe2 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Be7 25. Bc1 {Wolff,P (2585)-Fedorowicz,J (2545)/USA 1993}) 13... Be6 14. Kb1 Be7 15. g4 $6 {"As Nd5 will have to be played, this move makes little sense and is a weakening" (VA).} (15. h4 $142 Rb8 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Rxd2 f5 $13 {VA}) (15. Nd5 $142 $11) 15... Rb8 {"At that stage I didn't feel awake, so I played "solid"" (VA).} (15... b4 $1 16. Na2 (16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rb8 {VA} 18. h4 Nd7) (16. axb4 Qxb4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 (17... Qxd2 18. Rxd2) 18. exd5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Bd7 $11 {(VA)} 20. h4 Bb5 21. Bd3) 16... d5 {[#]} 17. axb4 Qc7 $44 18. exd5 (18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 dxe4) 18... Nxd5 19. Bd3 Rb8 20. c3 (20. Bxa6 Nxb4 21. Nxb4 Rxb4 22. Qd3 O-O $19) 20... a5 21. b5 (21. bxa5 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Qxa5 23. c4 O-O $19) 21... O-O $17) (15... Rc8 16. Nd5 (16. g5 hxg5 17. Bxg5) (16. Bd3 Rxc3 (16... b4) 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 d5) 16... Qxd2 17. Rxd2) 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxf6+ $2 {"Not connected with g4. I suppose that Ivanchuk was also not wide awake" (VA).} (17. Rxd2 $1 $11 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 $15 {("Black has the lever ...f5, White has no comparable play on the queenside" VA)} 19. h4) 17... gxf6 $3 {[#]"I was about to make the routine move when I realised that capturing the pawn might be a good move. It took me about ten minutes to play it." (VA).} (17... Bxf6 18. Rxd2 Ke7 (18... h5 19. g5) 19. h4 $14) 18. Rxd2 {"By now we were both wide awake !" (VA).} h5 $1 {[#]"If White could consolidate his structure by h3, he would be better off" (VA).} 19. Rg1 (19. Be2 hxg4 20. fxg4 Rh3 $17 {VA}) (19. gxh5 Rxh5 20. Rg1 (20. Kc1 f5) 20... Kd7) 19... hxg4 20. fxg4 Bc4 $3 $17 {[#]"Prevents White from building a kind of fortress on the King side" (VA).} (20... Kd7 $2 21. h3 (21. a4 bxa4 22. Bc5) 21... Rbg8 (21... Bc4 22. Bg2) 22. Bg2 $1 (22. Rg3 f5)) 21. b3 (21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Rd5 (22. Ka2 Rh3) (22. Rg3 $2 c3 {VA}) 22... Rxh2 (22... Rb5 $17 {VA}) 23. Ra5 Re2 {Dvoretzky} (23... Rh3 24. Re1) 24. Rg3 Kd7 25. Rxa6 Rh8 $17) (21. Bg2 Rxh2) (21. Bd3 Rh3 22. Re1 Kd7) 21... Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Rh3 $1 {[#]"Black's aim is to exchange d6 for e4 (by ...d6-d5) then f6 for g4 (by ... f6-f5 or by inciting g4-g5) to obtain two linked pawns "e" and "f" supported by the bK against c2 and h2 which go nowhere" (Anand). Black's conductor also speaks about the initiative conferred by Rh3 (thanks to the paradoxical 20... Bc4!!) and hastens to specify that Black's "strategic sins" (doubled pawns, exchange of the "bad" White Bishop, granting of a passed "h" pawn and that "the old rules of strategy" have not been suspended for the duration of this game! He adds that time, moreover, these old rules would reappear! MD praised the maturity of commentary, reminding us that the general principles must be learned "to enrich and sharpen our intuition", without ever dispensing, of course, with a concrete analysis where they remain in the background. The dynamic approach which characterizes modern chess has not made them obsolete.} (22... Kd7 23. g5 $1 (23. Rf3 Rh4 24. h3 Rbh8) 23... fxg5 (23... Ke6 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Rxd6+ $1 {[#]} Kxd6 26. Rxf6+ Ke7 (26... Kd7 27. Rxf7+ Ke6 28. Ra7) 27. Bg5 $44 {VA}) (23... Rh3 24. Rd3) 24. Rxf7 Rbg8 {(threatens ...Rh4)} (24... Ke6 25. Rg7 Rbg8 26. Rxg8 Rxg8 27. c4 bxc4 28. bxc4 Rc8 29. Rc2) 25. Re2 (25. Bc5 Ke8 26. Rxe7+ $8 Kxe7 27. Rxd6 Rc8 28. b4 Kf7) 25... Ke6 26. Rf1 g4 $15 {the black assets have rather decreased}) (22... Rh4 23. Rg2 Kd7 24. Bf2 (24. Rf3 Rg8 25. Rfg3) (24. g5 $2 Rg8 (24... Rxe4)) 24... Rh3 25. Rd1) 23. Re2 (23. Bg1 Kd7 24. Rd3 Rh4 $1 (24... Rxd3 25. cxd3 Rh8 26. Rf3 d5 {(VA)} 27. Kb2 d4 28. h3 Ke6 29. Bf2 Bf8) 25. Rg3 (25. h3 Rbh8 26. Rff3 f5 $1 {(VA)} 27. Rxf5 Rxh3 {see above}) (25. Rfd1 Rxg4 (25... Rc8 26. Rg3) 26. Bc5 Rxe4 27. Bxd6) 25... Rg8 26. h3 Rgh8 27. Rff3 f5 $3 {[#](three times in grip)} 28. Rxf5 (28. exf5 e4 29. Re3 (29. Rc3 $2 Bf6) 29... d5 {(VA)} 30. g5 (30. c4 Bg5 $1 31. Rc3 Bd2) 30... Rf4 $1 {[#]}(30... Bc5 31. Rc3) (30... Bd6 31. Rg2 Rf4 (31... Rxh3 $2 32. Rxh3 Rxh3 33. g6)) 31. Re2 (31. f6 $2 Rf1+ 32. Kb2 Bc5) 31... Rxf5) (28. gxf5 Rxe4) 28... Rxh3 29. Rxh3 (29. Rff3 Rxg3 30. Rxg3 Ke6) 29... Rxh3 30. Bf2 (30. Rxf7 $2 Rh1 (30... Rg3) 31. Rf1 Bg5 32. Re1 (32. Ka2 Be3) 32... Bd2 $19 {VA}) (30. Ba7 Rh4) 30... Ke6 $17 { weaknesses e4, g4 (VA)}) 23... Kd7 24. g5 Ke6 25. gxf6 Bxf6 {wR is no longer on d2, so that the quality sacrifice seen at move 22 is inoperative.} 26. Bd2 (26. Ref2 Be7 {VA}) 26... Be7 $1 {The best and the simplest.} (26... Bh4 27. Bb4) (26... Rg8 27. Ref2 Be7 28. Rxf7 Rg4 {VA} 29. R1f2) 27. Be1 f6 28. Bg3 d5 (28... Rd8 29. c4) 29. exd5+ Kxd5 {Strategic goal achieved.} 30. Rf5 $1 Kc6 $3 {[#]} (30... Ke6 $2 31. Bxe5 $1 {[#]} (31. Rfxe5+ $2 fxe5 32. Rxe5+ Kf6 $1 33. Rxe7 Rxg3) 31... Re8 32. Rxf6+ {VA}) (30... Rb7 $2 31. Bxe5 Ke6 (31... fxe5 $2 32. Rfxe5+ Kd6 33. Re6+ Kd5 {VA} 34. R2e5+ $1 Kd4 35. Rxe7) 32. Bxf6+ Kxf5 33. Bxe7 $11 {VA}) (30... Bd8 $6 31. Rf3 $1 Rh6 32. Rd2+ Ke6 33. Rc3 $132 {MD}) (30... Rh7 $6 31. Bxe5) 31. Ref2 $2 (31. Rf3 $1 {(would have complicated the task by moving the bK away from é6, from where it supports the linked pawns - VA)} Rh7 32. Rc3+ Kb7 $17 {VA} (32... Kd7 $2 33. Rd2+ Bd6 34. Rcd3 Rb6 35. Bf2 Rc6 36. Bc5) 33. Rf3 Rd8 34. Be1 Kc6 35. Rc3+ (35. Kb2 Kd7) 35... Kd7 36. Rd2+ (36. Kb2 $1) 36... Ke8 (36... Ke6 37. Rc6+) 37. Rxd8+ Kxd8 38. Rc6 Rxh2 39. Bc3 e4 40. Bxf6 (40. Rxa6 e3 41. Rb6 e2 42. Rxb5 Rh1+) 40... e3 41. Bc3 (41. Rd6+ Kc7 42. Bxe7 e2 43. Re6 Rh1+) 41... e2 (41... Bxa3) 42. Ka2 Rh3 43. Bd2 Kd7 44. Rxa6 Rh1 45. Rg6 $1 {[#]} (45. Rb6 Rd1 46. Bc3 Bg5) (45. Ra7+ Ke6) 45... Rd1 46. Bc3 b4 47. axb4 Rf1 $3 {[#]} 48. b5 Bf6 49. Rxf6 Rxf6 50. Bb4 Rf1 51. c4 e1=Q 52. Bxe1 Rxe1 53. Ka3 ( 53. b4 Re3) 53... Kd6 54. b4 Re3+ 55. Ka4 (55. Kb2 Re5) 55... Kc7 56. c5 Rc3 ( 56... Rh3 57. b6+ Kc6 58. b5+ Kxc5 59. b7 Rh8) 57. b6+ Kc6 58. b5+ Kb7 59. Kb4 Rc1 $19) 31... Rh6 $1 {[#]} (31... Kd5 $2 32. Rxf6 {[#]} Bxf6 33. Rxf6) 32. Kb2 Kd7 33. Re2 Bd6 34. Rf3 Rc8 $1 (34... Ke6 $1 35. Rc3 {(VA)} Bxa3+ $1 {[#](forgotten by VA, which set itself in "strategic" mode !)} 36. Ka2 Rb6 37. Bf2 Bb4 38. Rc7 Rd6 $19) 35. Be1 Ke6 36. Rd3 (36. Bb4 Bxb4 37. axb4 f5) 36... Rh7 37. Rg3 Bc5 {"The Black must reduce the chances of a fortress by improving the location of his pieces or trying to exchange a pair of rooks before pushing their pawns" (Anand).} 38. Ka2 Rd7 39. Rc3 Rcc7 (39... Rd1 $2 40. Bf2 (40. b4 $2 Bd4) 40... Bxf2 41. Rxc8 Bd4 42. c3 {VA} Kd7 43. cxd4 Kxc8 44. dxe5 fxe5 45. Kb2 $11) 40. h4 Rd1 41. Bf2 Bd6 42. Rg3 {In the end, Black is led to to sacrifice their beautiful phalanx !} (42. Rxc7 Bxc7 $19) 42... e4 $1 {[#]} 43. Rxe4+ (43. Rg1 Rxg1 44. Bxg1 f5 {VA}) 43... Be5 {But not without reason: benefits transformation !} 44. Rxe5+ (44. c3 Rd2+ 45. Kb1 Rxf2) 44... fxe5 45. Kb2 Rd2 0-1